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12 Reasons For Using RSS Marketing
Copyright 2005 Rok Hrastnik
The importance of RSS for marketing can no longer be disputed,
but do we really understand all the benefits RSS brings to us as
marketers, or really understand why we need to use it to get
closer to our...
Ethics in Online Marketing- Can I trust this marketer?
About a year back, I was impressed by the offer of one
established internet marketer who styled himself as an search
engine optimisation expert and was offerring a mentoring program
on website creation and promotion for adsense, for an...
Get More Website Traffic
Copyright 2005 East Tech LLC
If you're an online marketer and own a website, you know the key to making sales is getting more traffic to your website. You also know all web site traffic is not created equal. You not only need lots of web traffic,...
How To Cash In on Weird Auctions on eBay
Until recently, online auction sites such as eBay have been the usual marketplace for bargain hunters and thrift shoppers looking for cheap used or surplus products. But a new breed of sellers are now coming up with very unusual auctions on eBay....
Increase Exposure To Your Website for Free
When I first began attempting to make money on the internet, I fell into the trap of advertising my website with "get rich quick" promoters and products, thinking I'd get my money back immediately with their allegedly wonderful services....
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How to Create an Online Identity!
Remember High School? There were kids that stood out, the popular ones. Someone would speak their name and everyone would say "yea, I've heard about him/her". Popularity was everything. Well, the times may have changed but the basic concept is the same. Popularity is alive and well on the Internet.
So what makes some businesses/people stand out online while others fade off into the Internet haze? There's a method to this madness and I'm going to explain it to you.
Pretend you were a resident in the XYZ community. Now how would you make yourself known as part of the neighborhood? Maybe by associating with your neighbors, participating in community groups, maybe even running for council. You could stay home and just keep to yourself, but no one will know who you are or what you stand for. It's the same online.
The Internet may be a different kind of neighborhood, but it's still a community of people, and it functions on the same principals.
In order to get your business or name out there, you need to create a buzz. To create that buzz you need to get involved in various online activities. You should be doing some, or all of the following on a weekly basis to get your name out there amongst the people.
1) Post to various web based bulletin boards
2) Publish your own Ezine/Newsletter
3) Make sure you include a script on your homepage that allows visitors to recomend your site to their friends with just a click. Referals from friends carry a lot of
weight, so you really should be taking advantage of this one.
4) Writing short articles and getting them published in various newsletters- Take it from me this one works. Nothing will establish you as an expert or send you as much traffic as getting published. Once people see your name popping up over and over, they just have to visit your website if just only out of curiosity.
5) Network with the "Top Online Players' By hanging out with the successful people you can learn a lot as well as bask in part of their spotlight. Don't be afraid to ask them to partner with you or run an ad for you endorsing your product or service. You'd be surprised at the numbre of people who will help you online if you just ask.
So, now you think that creating an online presence is a lot of hard work? Well, you're right, it is! But with anything in life, you get out of it what you put into it.
Creating an online identity is one of the most important things you can do for yourself online. Along with an identity comes a sense of trust. When people trust you, they will want to become your customers and buy your products and services. After all, that's why you're online in the first place, isn't it? Now, who are you again.......
About the Author
Merle http://www.mcpromotions.com/ Helping Small Businesses Create an Online Presence Because Just Having a Website isn't Enough! Subscribe to MC Promotions Press Newsletter send mailto:subscribe@mcpromotions.com
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